English Explanatory Dictionary

Colombia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Colombia.wav en-us-Colombia.ogg /kəˈlʊm.bi.ə/ /koˈlom.bjɐ/

Word forms

Colombia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Colombia, from Italian Colombo (“Cristoforo Colombo”); named after Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506). Equivalent to Colombo + -ia; piecewise doublet of Columbia.

Synonyms

New Granada

Derived words

Colombian
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